Joe Barton said "We have air quality and water quality laws because the last 100 years, the people and their representatives to Congress have decided that the market wasn't working." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 8, 2011

We have air quality and water quality laws because the last 100 years, the people and their representatives to Congress have decided that the market wasn't working.

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Joe Barton

Republican · Texas

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Barton emphasizes the need for regulations due to market failures in air and water quality.

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